- any agile catlike viverrine mammal of the genus Genetta, inhabiting wooded regions of Africa and S Europe, having an elongated head, thick spotted or blotched fur, and a very long tail
- the fur of such an animal
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gen•et1
( jen′it, jə net′),USA pronunciation n.
gen•et2 ( jen′it),USA pronunciation n.
Ge•net (zhə nā′; Fr. zhə ne′),USA pronunciation n.
- Mammalsany small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, esp. G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
- the fur of such an animal.
- Arabic jarnait
- Old French genette
- late Middle English 1375–1425
gen•et2 ( jen′it),USA pronunciation n.
- Animal Husbandryjennet.
Ge•net (zhə nā′; Fr. zhə ne′),USA pronunciation n.
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genet /ˈdʒɛnɪt/, genette /dʒɪˈnɛt/ n
genet /ˈdʒɛnɪt/ n
- an obsolete spelling of jennet
jen•net
( jen′it),USA pronunciation n.
- Mammalsa female donkey.
- Mammals, Dog and Cat Breedsa small Spanish horse.
- Spanish Arabic zinētī, dialect, dialectal variant of zanātī pertaining to the Zenete tribe (of Berbers), after Zanātah the Zenetes
- Catalan, variant of ginet horse of the Zenete kind
- Middle French genet
- late Middle English 1425–75
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Genet /French: ʒənɛ/ n
- Jean ( ʒɑ̃ ). 1910–86, French dramatist and novelist; his novels include Notre-Dame des Fleurs (1944) and his plays Les Bonnes (1947) and Le Balcon (1956)
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jennet, genet, gennet /ˈdʒɛnɪt/ n
- a small Spanish riding horse
'genet' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
jennet
- genetic
- genetic code
- genetic counseling
- genetic drift
- genetic engineering
- genetic fallacy
- genetic fingerprinting
- genetic load
- genetic map
- genetic marker
- genetic relationship
- genetic screening
- molecular genetics
- nongenetic
- nongenetical
- pangenesis
- population genetics
- quantitative genetics